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Written by Dale Wasserman
Music by Mitch Leigh
Directed by David Clevinger
Musical Direction by Timothy D. Turner
Lighting Design by William Dumas
Stage Management by
Produced by The Bay Street Players of Eustis, Florida
Performances
on July 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 & Aug 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 @ 8 p.m. // July 22, 29
& Aug. 5, 12 @ 2:30 p.m. at Historic State Theatre
in downtown Eustis at 109 North Bay Street (click for map)
Man of La Mancha
is a 1965 Broadway musical in one act, which tells the story of the classic
novel Don Quixote as a play within a play, performed by Miguel de Cervantes and
his fellow prisoners as he awaits a hearing with the Spanish Inquisition. It is performed on a single set, arranged to vaguely suggest a
dungeon. All changes in location are suggested by
alterations in the lighting and by the creative use of props supposedly lying
around the floor of the dungeon; there are no detailed stage sets. This was done to encourage the participation of the audience's
imagination in the enjoyment of the show. (More recent
productions, however, have added more scenery.) "Man of La Mancha"
started its life as a non-musical teleplay written by Dale Wasserman for CBS's
Dupont Show of the Month program. This original staging starred Lee J. Cobb,
probably best known for his portrayal of Willy Loman
in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. The Dupont Corporation disliked the
title Man of La Mancha because its viewing audience
would not know what La Mancha actually is, either on
a geographical or symbolic nature, so a new title, I, Don Quixote, was chosen. Upon its telecast, the play won much critical
acclaim.
By Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore
Directed by Timothy D. Turner
Set Design by David Clevinger
Lighting Design by William Dumas
Stage Management by
Produced by The Bay Street Players
of Eustis, Florida
Performances
on May 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 31 June 1, 2 @ 8 p.m. // May 20, 27
June 3 @ 2:30 p.m.
at Historic State Theatre
in downtown Eustis at 109 North Bay Street (click for map)
A comedy farce involving 2 roommates who try to fool the IRS into believing they have
been married for 3 years. The catch is they are both guys
and that’s okay until the IRS decides to check up on them. With a little
make-up and pretty dresses, they attempt to create the illusion--add a couple
of other twists and you have a very funny physical comedy! Here is a wild farce with twists of fate,
sight gags, mistaken identities and hilarious comic lines. Jon Trachtman and Leslie Arthur are out of work musicians who
room together in New York City. To save money, Jon has been filing tax returns
listing the pair as a married. The day of reckoning comes when the Internal
Revenue Service informs the "couple" they are going to be investigated by a Mr. Spinner. Leslie masquerades as a housewife, aided by Jon's fiancee,
Kate. Complicating matters further Leslie and Kate are having an affair behind
Jon's back, Jon's mother drops in unexpectedly to meet her son's fiancee, and Leslie's ex girlfriend shows up demanding to
know why Leslie has changed and won't see her anymore. The premiere was at New
Jersey's Dam Site Dinner Theatre. "Enough comic lines to
fill an encyclopedia of humor." Red Bank
Register. The Asbury Park Press warned the diner to eat carefully before
curtain time or "he might laugh enough to choke if he does not."
By Richard George
Adapted from the book by Roald Dahl
Directed by Timothy D. Turner
Stage Management by Sarah
Production by Bay Street Players’ Young Peoples Theater of
Eustis, Florida
Performances on April 21, 2007 @ 7:00 p.m. & April 22, 2007
@ 2 p.m.
at Historic State Theatre in downtown Eustis at 109 North Bay
Street (click for map)
A magical peach! An imprisoned
boy! Insect friends! An
incredible journey! This amazing adventure of James Henry Trotter will
fulfill the fantasy of anyone who has ever dreamed of escape. Roald Dahl's story comes hilariously to life in this
delightful dramatization that reveals the wickedness of some, the goodness of
others, and the indecision encountered by many when they are
faced with crises. You will see James (as he cleverly gets the Peach out
of danger), the wise Old-Green-Grasshopper and the pessimistic Earthworm. You
will also see James' mean Aunt Spiker and cruel Aunt
Sponge come to a suitably sticky end. The action is tied
together by the Narrator, a storyteller, motivator, emcee and audience friend!
Bang, Bang You're Dead!
by William Mastrosimone
Directed By Deborah J. Carpenter
Timothy D. Turner, Educational Director & YPT Artistic
Director
Production by Bay Street Players’ Young Peoples Theater
(YPT) of Eustis, Florida
Performances on April 20, 2007 @ 7:00 p.m. & April 22, 2007
@ 3 p.m.
at Historic State Theatre in downtown Eustis at 109 North Bay
Street (click for map)
"Bang Bang You're
Dead" is a resource for dealing with a broken world that's violent,
unhealthy, unfair, and beyond the power of anyone to fix except today's
generation. It's
about a theater of life. This play was
made to show and end violence and teasing between teenagers in schools. When
the play was performed for the first time, more than 100,000 downloads from
internet occurred of the video play and many other schools around the world
began to perform the play. The play centers on the lead character Josh, a
teenage boy who shoots his parents and five schoolmates, and is then haunted by
physical manifestations of his memories of them.
By Patrick Rainville
Dorn
Original Music by
Maestro Timothy D. Turner
Additional Music
arranged by Maestro Timothy D. Turner
Directed by Timothy D. Turner
Assistant Directed by Hillary Drew
Stage Management by Philadelphia Shoop
& Julia Vater
Production by Bay Street Players’ Young Peoples Theater of
Eustis, Florida
Performances on April 20, 2007 @ 7:00 p.m. & April 22, 2007
@ 3 p.m.
at Historic State Theatre in downtown Eustis at 109 North Bay
Street (click for map)
Three hilarious and action-packed Irish folk and fairy tales
collide in raucous laughter when a trio of wild and crazy
leprechauns try to help tongue-tied shepherd Fin O'Grady learn to tell a
story and win the hand of his one true love. Assisted by the wee folk of
Ireland, Blather, Blarney and Balderdash enact "The Hunchback of Knockgrafton," in which a simple man's gentle nature
wins him an unexpected prize and a cruel counterpart learns that it's not a good idea to mess with little people. In
"The Griffin's Feather," young Aidan bravely encounters a sneezing
girl, a frenzied farmer and a bombastic boatman before snatching three feathers
from a hen-pecked griffin in order to cure a sleeping beauty. In "The
Bird, the Mouse and the Cricket," a courageous lass
and three magical animals risk their necks to help a sour prince regain his
lost laughter. At last, the shy Fin discovers that a story is a treasure that
increases the more you share it. This uplifting, ensemble comedy combines
clever dialogue with slapstick humor and features numerous "showcase"
roles so that everyone, even the least experienced, has a chance to shine.
Book & Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Based on The Man Who Broke The
Bank At Monte Carlo by Michael Butterworth
Directed by Timothy D. Turner
Musical Direction by Timothy D. Turner
Set & Lighting Design by Timothy D. Turner
Performances
on March 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 30, 31 @ 8 p.m. // 18, 25, April 1 @ 2:00 p.m.
at The
Daytona Playhouse of Daytona Beach, Florida (click
for map)
Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty,
the authors of “Once On This Island,” “My Favorite Year,” “Ragtime” and the
animated film “Anastasia” exploded on the musical theatre scene with this zany,
offbeat, and very funny murder mystery farce about an unassuming English shoe
salesman forced to take the corpse of his recently-murdered Atlantic City
croupier uncle on a week-long vacation to Monte Carlo. Should he succeed, Harry
Witherspoon stands to inherit $6,000,000. If not, the money goes to the
Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn. The proceedings are sheer lunacy as Harry comes
up against his uncle’s insanely jealous and legally blind mistress, her much
put-upon optometrist brother and Annabel Glick, a zealous representative from
the Universal Dog Home determined to see Harry’s inheritance “go to the
dogs.” Based on the novel The Man
Who Broke The Bank at Monte Carlo by Michael Butterworth, Lucky
Stiff is a musical farce in the best sense of the word!! The
complicated and hysterically funny plot involves one dead body, a nerdy English
shoe salesman, six million bucks in diamonds, and a lot of dogs!! Although it might seem hard to folllow,
listen to the CD and you will be able to follow the story effortlessly, thanks
to the brilliantly concise and witty lyrics. On the first listening, the
two songs which stand out are "Nice" and
"Times Like This," but as you become more familiar with the score,
you will really begin to appreciate the humor that is the foundation of the
show.
Dramatized by Joseph
Robinette
Based on the Book by E.B. White.
Directed By Deborah J. Carpenter
Timothy D. Turner, Educational Director & YPT Artistic
Director
Production by Bay Street Players’ Young Peoples Theater
(YPT) of Eustis, Florida
School Performances
throughout March 2007
This is the endearing classic about a mouse named Stuart Little who is born into an ordinary New York family. Joseph
Robinette, who also dramatized the highly acclaimed stage version of Charlotte’s Web, captures all the charm, wisdom and joy of
the E.B. White original in this adaptation. The many adventures both big and
small of Stuart Little are brought vividly to life in
this story theatre presentation. The acting ensemble plays many human and
animal roles in a series of delightful scenes that make up the marvelous
maneuverings of a mild-mannered mouse trying to survive in a "real
people's world."
Book and lyrics by Maurice Sendak
Music by Carole King
Directed by April-Dawn
Gladu
Musical Direction by Timothy D. Turner
Choreographed by
Stage Management by Nicole Peters
Production Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival of Orlando,
Florida
Part of the Darden Theater for
Young Audiences Series (TYA)
Performances
on February 17 – March 24, 2007 Saturdays at 2:00 P.M. and 4:30 P.M. and
Sundays at 4:30 P.M.
Weekday
Performance for Student Groups February 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28 &
March 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 20, 21, 22, 23, 2007
School Matinees at 10:15am &
12:00pm Tuesday's, Thursday's, Friday's (running time 50 minutes)
School Matinees at 10:30am
Wednesday's (running time 50 minutes)
at Lowndes Shakespeare Center in Loch Haven Park,
Orlando. (Margeson Theater) (click for
map)
Rosie appears larger than life to her friends (but mostly to
herself) and creates imaginary scenes for movies and adventures. This children’s musical features is based upon the stories
in Maurice Sendak's Nutshell Library and
features music by Carole King (known for such great songs as I Feel The
Earth Move Under My Feet). If you love Where The
Wild Things Are, then you are really ready for Rosie! Really Rosie follows
a typical summer day in the life of several neighborhood friends. Like many
children, they claim to be bored. Luckily, their friend (and self-proclaimed
leader) Rosie does not believe in being bored and she decides to film the story
of her life, casting them all in supporting roles. They must audition first (of
course) and then musically tell the exciting, dramatic, funny (and slightly
exaggerated) story of her life. In addition to Rosie and her friends Alligator,
Kathy, Pierre and Johnny, there is her dopey brother Chicken Soup, their
parents and the residents of their neighborhood. Most importantly, they call on
the residents of their imaginations who help them stage their glorious musical
auditions in hopes of being chosen by the Producer and
taken Very Far Away.
Disney’s The
Jungle Book! KIDS
Book adapted by Marcy Heisler
Music & Lyrics by
Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman and Terry Gilkyson
Additional lyrics by
Marcy Heisler
Music adapted &
arranged by Bryan Louiselle
Directed & Choreographed by Timothy D. Turner
Production by Bay Street Players’ Young Peoples Theater of
Eustis, Florida
Performances on February 10, 2007 @ 10:30 a.m. & 2 p.m.
at Historic State Theatre in downtown Eustis at 109 North Bay
Street (click for map)
The jungle is jumpin’ with jazz in
this exciting Disney classic! Join Mowgli, Baloo,
King Louie and the gang as they swing their way through madcap adventures and
thwart the ferocious tiger, Shere Khan. Specially
adapted from the beloved film, this musical includes all your favorite Disney
tunes, like “The Bare Necessities,” and “I Wan’na Be Like You.” With colorful characters and that toe-tapping
jungle rhythm, The Jungle Book KIDS is sure to be a crowd-pleaser for audiences
of all ages.
By Joseph George Caruso Freely
Adapted from and inspired by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero’s famous comedy “The Magistrate”
Directed by Jenny Sejansky
Lighting Design by Timothy D. Turner
Produced by The Daytona Playhouse
of Daytona, Florida
Performances
on Jan. 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 @ 8 p.m. // 21, 28 @ 2:00 p.m.
at The
Daytona Playhouse of Daytona Beach, Florida (click
for map)
Set in Edwardian
England. The play follows the exploits of Aeneas Posket,
Chief Magistrate of Mulberry Street Police court, as he sets forth upon an illicit
nocturnal visit with his stepson Cis to the infamous
Hotel des Princes, run by the outrageous Madame Blonde. Unknown to him
his young wife Agatha also happens secretly, but for
different reasons, to be dining there. The consequences for this incorruptible
pillar of Victorian society turn out to be both embarrassing and hilarious.
Written by Rick Lewis with additional material by Arthur Whitelaw
Directed by David Clevinger
& Ken Rush
Musical Direction by Timothy D. Turner
Lighting Design by William Dumas
Stage Management by Ben Rush
Performances
on December 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 @ 8 p.m. // December 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17
@ 2:30 p.m.
at Historic State Theatre
in downtown Eustis at 109 North Bay Street (click for map)
“The Taffetas”, written by Rick Lewis
with additional material by Arthur Whitelaw, opened Off Broadway a full two
years before its popular counterpart, Forever Plaid. "The Taffetas" is a musical revue
set in 1956. The entire performance is
set in a 1950s TV studio, the show surrounds the four singing Taffeta sisters
(Kaye, Donna, Peggy and Cheryl), who are making their national debut on the DuMont network's program, "Spotlight on Music".
Prior to "Spotlight ", The Taffetas', biggest gig has been at the
Moose Hall in Muncie, Indiana. They've earned their
appearance on "Spotlight" with a mixture of charm, chops and
chutzpah. The Taffetas' professional future hinges upon their
"Spotlight" performance; if they ace this gig, Ed Sullivan will be on
the horn in a heartbeat. With a medley
of hits like "Sh-Boom", "Mister
Sandman", "Johnny Angel" and "Where the Boys Are" how
can they lose? Kaye is the brains of the
operation; a multi-tasking woman before they became ubiquitous, she stage manages her sisters, their backup band and the
audience, all the while belting out chestnuts like "Old Cape Cod."
Sweetie pie Peggy charms credulous men in the first row into helping
out onstage; she could charm the last ten-spot out of their wallets if
she tried a bit harder. Donna has a thing for Chevy convertibles and masked
men; the less said about that the better. Finally, the lovable Cheryl (may have
chosen saddle shoes over college but makes up for it all by singing, like (and
to), an angel - (Johnny Angel of course).
The Taffetas celebrates the music of all-girl groups in the fifties by
following the career of The Taffetas, a group of four sisters. The sisters sing, dance, and banter through such numbers as “Mr.
Sandman,” "I'm Sorry," "Tammy," "Fly Me to the
Moon," and "Where the Boys Are."
Book and Lyrics by Anthony Drewe
Music by George Stiles
Directed & Designed by Timothy D.
Turner
Stage Management by Mary Ann Romano
Produced by Golden
Music Academy of Casselberry, Florida
Performances November 3 @ 7:30 p.m. November 4 @ 2:00 p.m. &
7:30 p.m. November 5 @ 2:00 p.m.
All
Performances at the Golden Music Academy Theatre (click for map)
In the London season featuring the appearance of “The Lion
King,” “Honk!” became a stand-out by winning the 2000
Olivier Award (the British equivalent of the Tony® Award) for Best New Musical.
Written by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe (dubbed
“The brightest hopes for the future of the British musical” by The London Daily
Telegraph), “Honk!” is the story of Ugly, whose odd, gawky looks instantly
incite prejudice from his family and neighbors. Separated from the farm and
pursued by a hungry Cat, Ugly must find his way home. Along his rollicking and
harrowing journey he not only discovers his true
beauty and glorious destiny, but also finds love and acceptance in all its
forms.
This Olivier winning, contemporary telling of The Ugly Duckling Story, is a fun filled adventure in discovering the joys of
being different from the writing team currently creating the West End bound
production of Mary Poppins! The show that beat The Lion
King out of the Olivier award (the British equivalent to the Tony® Award)!
Honk! Junior is a contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic
story, "The Ugly Duckling" and features a Joseph... Dreamcoat-like score that kids everywhere will enjoy.
By Neil Simon
Directed by Ronnie Hart
Lighting Design by Timothy D. Turner
Produced by The Daytona Playhouse
of Daytona, Florida
Performances
on Oct. 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 @ 8 p.m. // 22, 29 @ 2:00 p.m.
at The Daytona
Playhouse of Daytona Beach, Florida (click
for map)
Jake’s Women is a Neil
Simon's semi-autobiographical play centering on the relationships of a talented
but troubled author. It is comprised of a series of internal conversations
between Jake and the women in his life, interspersed with the occasional
"reality break" or side commentary to the audience. In moments of
need, Jake calls each of the women, sometimes several at a time, to work with
him through his flaws and follies. Jake,
a novelist who is more successful with fiction that with life,
faces a marital crisis by daydreaming about the women in his life. The wildly
comic and sometimes moving flashbacks played in his mind are
interrupted by visitations from actual females. A revered first
wife who was killed years earlier in an accident, his daughter remembered as a
child but now a young woman, his boisterous and bossy sister, an opinionated
analyst, his current wife who is leaving Jake for another man, and a
prospective third wife. Another classic Neil Simon comedy.
Adapted by Joan Cushing
Based on the book by Harry Allard & James Marshall
Directed by April Dawn-Gladu
Rehearsal Accompanying by Timothy D. Turner
Production by Orlando – UCF Shakespeare Festival of Orlando,
Florida
School Performances on October 19, 20, 24, 25, 26,
27, 31 & November 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 2006
Public Performances on October 21 – November 18, 2006 Saturdays
at 2:00PM and 4:30PM and Sundays at 4:30PM.
at the Margeson Theater Lowndes Shakespeare Center in Loch Haven
Park of Orlando, FL (click
for map)
As a
follow-up to last season’s Miss Nelson is Missing which the Orlando
Sentinel called “…terrific theater for kids…a stitch…simply fun,” the notorious
Miss Viola Swamp reappears at the Horace B. Smedley
School, this time to shape up their Tornadoes football team who are the worst
in the state. It’s up to the “meanest substitute
teacher in the world” to turn them around.
Book and lyrics by Karen Zacarías
Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma
Directed by Doreen Heard
Musical Direction by Timothy D. Turner
Production by Florida Children’s Repertory Theatre Company of
Orlando, Florida
School Performances on September 25-29, October 2-6,
9-13
Public
Performances on September 24, October 1, 8 @ 1:30 p.m. at Starlight Theater of Orlando, FL (click
for map)
A seemingly
plain clay pot magically transports Cucha, a selfish
and lonely girl, from her town of Zapotoco, Mexico,
to a mysterious jungle filled with eccentric characters. Using her knowledge of
English and Spanish, Cucha encounters Parrot Rivera,
a jungle muralist who paints the future; Señor Chapulin, a soccer star with the heart of the present; and
Burro Burrito, a farmer who plows the past. But the
evil Monkey King and his silly Sidekick know the clay pot is really a magical
piñata and scheme to steal it from her. Through Cucha's
journey, she discovers the magic of the mundane, the roots of cultural pride
and the power of sharing.
Book by Lynn Ahrens and
Stephen Flaherty
Co-Conceived by Eric
Idle
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
with Music by Stephen Flaherty
Co-Conceived by Lynn
Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Eric Idle.
Directed by John Olbert
Musical Direction by Timothy D. Turner
Production by Sands Theater Center of Deland, Florida
Performances
on September 22, 23, 28, 29 30, October 5, 6, 7 @ 8 p.m. // September 24,
October 1, 8 @ 2:30 p.m.
All Performances at Sands
Theater Center of Deland, Florida (Click
for Map)
"I
can see that you’ve got quite a mind for your age!
Why, one Think and
you dragged me right onto the stage!
Now, I’m here,
there is no telling what may ensue
With a Cat such as
me, and a Thinker like you!"
So says the mischievous Cat in the Hat at the onset of this
fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty
(Lucky Stiff, My Favorite Year, Once On This Island,
and Ragtime) have lovingly brought to life all of our favorite Dr. Seuss
characters, including Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz,
Lazy Mayzie and all of the Whos
of Whoville! These classic, colorful tales are seamlessly brought together by Jojo, a young boy and “thinker of strange and
wonderful thinks”! As each story unfolds you will
marvel at how relevant and profound Seuss’s subtle themes are; making this
musical one that appeals to all ages.
The score emerges as a Seussian gumbo of
musical styles, ranging from Latin to pop, swing to gospel, and R&B to
funk! So let your toes tap, your fingers snap, and your imagination run wild,
for
"If
you open your mind, Oh, the Thinks you will find lining up to get loose!
Oh, the Thinks you can
think! Oh, the Thinks you can think when
you think about Seuss!!"